Reaching Out to the Top Ranked Universities in Pakistan

Graduating from a renowned university, along with hard work, is essential for a successful career. Top universities help students to learn critical thinking skills, become more active and polish their social skills by providing them opportunities to interact with people from different cultural backgrounds. Thus, it’s important for potential students to research about the degrees and institutes before enrolling in a particular university.

University ranking depends on multiple factors. This includes research opportunities, research labs and libraries, quality of teaching, faculty expertise, number of masters and Ph.D. students graduating per year, the financial structure of the university and the outreach towards community development.

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is the 6th most populous country in the world. It is the 36th largest country, area-wise, and an enthralling country with rich geography, history, and culture. Pakistan has a diverse population, with people belonging to different ethnicities and speaking more than 60 languages. It has more than 170 public and private higher education institutes and some of them have very rich historical backgrounds. Pakistan’s top universities have been featured in QS university ranking: Asia, which highlights the top universities in Asia, as well as in the QS world university ranking.

The government of Pakistan has built several universities to provide higher education and skills to students, especially in the sciences and engineering. Many universities focus on science, medicine, mathematics, and technology.

The top universities in Pakistan that secured a place in the QS World ranking 2018 and QS Asia Ranking 2018 are Lahore University of Management and Sciences (LUMS), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), University of Karachi, University of Engineering and Technology (UET), University of Lahore and Quaid-e-Azam University.

• Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) is ranked 397 in the world, and 146 in QS Asia University Ranking,
• National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Islamabad is ranked 417 in the world, and 87 in QS Asia University Ranking,
• Quaid-e-Azam University is ranked 551+ in the world, and 109 in QS Asia University Ranking,
• Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) is ranked 701+ in the world, and 95 in QS Asia University Ranking,
• COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 751+ in the world, and 135 in QS Asia University Ranking,
•  University of Engineering and Technology (UET) is ranked 801+ in the world, and 171 in QS Asia University Ranking
• The University of Punjab is ranked 801+, and 193 in QS Asia University Ranking.

In addition to this, some Pakistani universities were able to secure a position in QS Asia Ranking 2018. These include:

·         Agha Khan University ranked 195,

·         University of Karachi 251-260,

·         The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad ranked 281-290,

·         Bahria University, Islamabad ranked 351-400,

·         Government College University ranked 351-400,

·         Institute of Space Technology ranked 351-400,

·         International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIU) ranked 351-400,

·         NED University of Engineering and Technology ranked 351-400,

·         Mehran University of Engineering and Technology ranked 401-450,

·         The University of Lahore ranked 401-450,

·         University of Sargodha ranked 401-450,

·         University of Sindh ranked 401-450,

·         The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences ranked 401-450,

·         Lahore College of Women University 451-500,

·         University of Central Punjab 451-500 and,

·         University of Management and Technology ranked 451-500.